Helping you find purpose in your pain

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Helping you find purpose in your pain

Nothing is Wasted

On November 10th, 2015 our world was turned upside down . . . Let me back up. You could say we were living the dream. Sure we had our tough times and difficult seasons but we were chasing our dreams and loving every second of it. Four years ago Jesus called my wife, Amanda, and me to leave what we considered to be the best church in the world in the best city in the world, move to a city where we hardly new a soul, and start a church that would see a city come to life with the Gospel of Jesus.

Planting a church is never an easy task. In fact I would tell every church planter that if you could do anything else with your life...I mean ANYTHING else...do it. Planting a church certainly requires a clear calling.

You see, several months after Amanda passed I wrote something in my prayer journal: Lord, if you ever bring me another wife here’s what I ask for, that she loves you more than she loves me, that she loves me, that she loves Weston, and that she loves Amanda.

Last Friday, October 27th, our family stepped into a significant season of this journey. As many of you may have heard, Jalen Watson (one of the men on trial for Amanda’s murder) officially submitted a plea agreement. I purposefully took a little time before I commented on this because unless you’re walking through it it’s impossible to understand what something like this does to you emotionally.

On January 22nd, 2018 my father-in-law, Phil Byars, and I are leading a 9-day tour in Israel. This will be my second trip to Israel. My first was with NewSpring Church and was led by Perry Noble and Brad Cooper. They invited me to go April of 2016, five months after Amanda passed. It was so amazing I decided I had to go back and lead a trip! I’d love to invite you to come with us, but let me first tell you why I’m going back:

You see I truly believe The Lord does something powerful through relationship and connectivity. I believe it’s one of the main ways he shows us He’s in our situation with us. I believe it’s one of the best ways to show us He’s walking through the valley of the shadow of death with us. Although we can’t tangibly see God and not many of us have actually heard his audible voice, He places His representatives—His ambassadors—other Christians with similar stories in our paths to remind us he sees us and knows our situation. He wants us to know He hasn’t left us alone but that he’s working it all out for our good in His master plan.

Andrew & Jameel's story of brokenness and bitterness turned to forgiveness and friendship will shift your perspective on what reconciliation really means. In part one, Andrew & Jameel talk through the story of how they met and the road that started with pain, hurt, lies and ends with restoration and healing.

Andrew & Jameel's story of brokenness and bitterness turned to forgiveness and friendship will shift your perspective on what reconciliation really means. In part one, Andrew & Jameel talk through the story of how they met and the road that started with pain, hurt, lies and ends with restoration and healing.

Carlos Whittaker joins Davey on the podcast this month to share ... in the most authentic and vulnerable way you've ever heard ... his story. They talk about following Jesus in the ups and downs of life and ministry, Carlos shares some of his lowest moments and how he's learned to find and kill the spiders in his life.

Carlos Whittaker joins Davey on the podcast this month to share ... in the most authentic and vulnerable way you've ever heard ... his story. They talk about following Jesus in the ups and downs of life and ministry, Carlos shares some of his lowest moments and how he's learned to find and kill the spiders in his life.

This month on the Nothing is Wasted Podcast - you can join in on this conversation about pain, joy, heartache, and healing. Part one is all about Ally and her journey through heartache and how she's turning it into purpose and healing.

This month on the Nothing is Wasted Podcast - you can join in on this conversation about pain, joy, heartache, and healing. Part one is all about Ally and her journey through heartache and how she's turning it into purpose and healing.

When Samantha Smith married her high school sweetheart Andrew, she never would have guessed that cancer would leave her a widow after just a few years. In this episode, Samantha sits down with Davey to talk about the shock of loss, mourning, and what to do when it seems like God disappoints you.